| Catalogue and alternative designations | NGC
5189, The spiral planetary
|
| Type | Planetary Nebula |
| Position | 13 33.5, -65 59 |
| Constellation | Musca |
| Camera and Telescope | STL11000M and 31.75 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | LRGB =90:30:30:30 with Astrodon filters. Luminance binned 1x1, colours binned 2x2. |
| Description | This
planetary was discovered by Sir
John Hershel in 1835.
Visually it resembles a barred
spiral galaxy and it is probably
another example where we are
looking at the equatorial plane
from the side.
To see a full resolution crop of the nebula click here |
